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A MID-AFRIC4 ROMANCE
Adventure. OF Bishop Taylor's Pioneer IN
tho Heart OF Africa.
Prom the Atlanta ,oonsitunor
81. PAUL DE LoANDA, Africa, March "a
By this time, doubtless, the civilized world
has heard that the objective point Of Bishop
Taylor's original enterprise has been reached.
He started to plant mission stations between
the Atlantic coast and the tribes In the
southern part OF the Congo Free State, along
the banks OF the upper Kassai River. The
chain OF stations Is not yet complete,
inasmuch as many Of them have been no
more than selected and are now awaiting
the next consignment Of missionaries from
America. Tho selection OF sites for stations
has been conducted mainly by DR.. Harrison.
who assembled the Kassai and some OF its upper
tributaries much in the same way that an ex-
plorer would This feature OF the work was
exactly like the plan pursued while tho Bishop
was opening up tho field In this country-a
physician preceding him here selected places
for tho Bishop to develop. DR.. Harrison's pres
emit resting place Is Luluaburg thriving and
remarkable town on the Lulus, one Of the larg-
est tributaries OF the kassai It is but one
degree south Of the equator and very near to
the boundary line between the Congo FREQ
State and the uttle-known country Of the
Lundas 1t Is the principal town In the Baluba
country and the headquarters Of one OF the
most interesting tribes IN all AFRICA. The tor
ritory OF the Balubas Is Of considerable extent
and includes many hourishing town.. The
people are sinGularly quiet. peaceable. temper
ate. and contented. They are. perhaps. the
most sensible natives OF the Continent who
have as yet had no contact with white men.
Dr. Harrison found a ready welcome at their
hands. and Bishop Taylor and his associates
will be waited for eargerly; The missionary
work in this particular Held is most promising.
but the country Of the LundaS and a great por-
ton OF that lying to the north and east, through
which the chain Of stations will be laid to reach
found 1t SO. and the Bishops experience is not
likely to 30 less extraordinary; After passing
the tribes tx and 9
civilization again when he set foot upon Baluba
His Journey from Kimpoko on Stanley Pool
70 Kwa River. which Is the name applied to the
Kassai where 1t empties into the Congo was
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customed to the sight Of white men. and sven
the passing Of ono OF the small Government
rival Of railroad train in Michigan Village.
The Kassai proper begins. Or. to speak more
Congo at point S where the outlet from Lake
Leopold: the second. poqrs great J, volume ~ Of
water into the stream From there 1t Is broad
iars ss' tributaries a Dr.. Hsrrisons means Of
one discovered originally by Adam. but at
favorable opportunities he eased his feet by
ne oossbo ali ha On
About 200 miles from the Kwa he found a
curious people living on the south bank OF the
paraiive luxury Of raft travel. Ills attention to
Ing was particularly attracted 81 the shabby
appearance OF their dwellings. Native houses
over ancs are
are slightly varied throughout the country from
the rough eonical shape similar to the typical
that comes down within a lew feet Of the
saw were even less commodlous than the poor
ost OF the wiswams; They consisted Of little
than into the
tops. Generally ono side, that toward the sun,
would have also strip OF cloth, making there.
twiGs to servo the same purpose OF protection
from the sun. Not native was to be seen in
under the awnings Of their miserable dwellings.
A few were sitting up, and these gazed stupid;
ly at the passing raft, and one or two reached
over TO arouse their companions and call at
s i % But and to the
European passes BY In a raft. 1t was the mid
die OF the day. and the Doctor thought that
that perhaps would explain Their iasslnde but
about 1t the man replied:
No: they are getting over drunk"
This naturally interested the Doctor all the
more and he pursued his queries.
This tribe" said tho native, lis not a large
was powerful and numerous, and given to war
and conquest. But not long ago there was a
Wing q & th he PS who ns% s a os
him tho Joy was SO exceedingly great that he
ter Of Set arated Ri his Wish Without STINT
The King drank vast quantities Of wine, and.
enough to demoralize the people, they were
more strongly urged upon the downward
Rssh ss e. .ha dtssi Ess
have company, and as the love Of intoxi-
all his chiefs and captains and then his
warriors, and finally the eomm9nest people to
they had fine times together. They hogan their
drinking as the sun went down, ana when II
was entirely set they were long way toward
and they set about destruction q all things
WlInln tQclr TthsU. IN Dbuub ITOm biA W "
score they roamed about the village knocking
before the houses. and even demolishing tho
houses themselves, And il came to pass that
as tho habit OF madness grew upon the COM
tIon OF the dwellings, And mono were spared
In the disaster that accompanied each nights
debauoh. The King himself with wanton hand
gave the first blow TO the posts OF his own
house, and II WAS leveled TO the dust, And In
the morning all were head weary and Rs th9e9
sleep they had TO ind shelter for themselves